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Robot finds likely melted fuel heap inside Fukushima reactor

Images captured by an underwater robot showed massive deposits believed to be melted nuclear fuel covering the floor of a ...

US states vie for big Foxconn display panel factory

Taiwanese electronics maker Foxconn's plan to build a display panel factory in the U.S. has sparked a flurry of lobbying by ...

Hawaii prepares for 'unlikely' North Korea missile threat

Hawaii is the first state to prepare the public for the possibility of a ballistic missile strike from North Korea.

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US bans travel for Americans to NKorea after Warmbier death

American citizens will be barred by the U.S. from traveling to North Korea beginning next month following a prohibition on ...

Possible melted fuel seen for first time at Fukushima plant

An underwater robot captured images of solidified lava-like rocks Friday inside a damaged reactor at Japan's crippled ...

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Japan Pledges to Keep North Korea in Check

While two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels carried out training exercises in Florida, the Japanese consul general ...

The Latest: Americans to need special passport for NKorea

The Latest on the Trump administration's ban on Americans traveling to North Korea (all times local): 11:35 a.m. The State ...

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Beijing says no to Justin Bieber over past 'bad behavior'

China's capital says it won't be inviting Justin Bieber to perform in the country because of his past "bad behavior," ...

AP Explains: What's behind N. Korean silence to talks offer

Is North Korea agonizing? Just not interested? Something else? At the start of the week, South Korea offered to hold rare ...

Mike Pompeo

CIA director: Moscow loves to 'stick it to America'

CIA Director Mike Pompeo said Thursday that Russia has no plans to leave Syria and will continue to try to meddle in U.S.

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Seoul calls for Pyongyang to respond to overture for talks

South Korea on Friday urged North Korea to accept its offers for talks as Pyongyang continued to ignore Seoul's proposal for ...

Couple pleads guilty to enslaving children from South Korea

A New York City couple has pleaded guilty to enslaving two children from South Korea who were in their care.

AHL allowing players on minor league deals to go to Olympics

Players on American Hockey League contracts will be eligible to play in the 2018 Winter Olympics. President and CEO David ...

Swimming robot probes Fukushima reactor to find melted fuel

An underwater robot entered a badly damaged reactor at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant Wednesday, capturing images ...

US-China trade talks break up without breakthrough

U.S. and Chinese officials on Wednesday wrapped up high-level talks without announcing any breakthroughs on the contentious ...

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AP Exclusive: ONE Championship gets cash for major growth

ONE Championship has secured a major equity investment from venture capital firm Sequoia India and investment firm Mission ...

Liu Xiaobo supporters mark his death amid concerns for widow

From a waterfront concert in a Hong Kong park to a quiet candlelit prayer in a Melbourne alley, Liu Xiaobo's supporters ...

5 things AP journalists saw at Koreas' tense border village

Some call it one of the scariest places on Earth; others view it more as a tourist spot. On a visit to the Korean border ...

Police examining if defector returned to N. Korea willingly

Police in South Korea's capital on Wednesday began investigating how a North Korean woman who defected in 2014 and made South ...

Hi Bixby: Samsung phone's voice assistant now speaks English

Samsung Electronics said its Bixby voice assistant for smartphones will start speaking English but only in two countries: ...